Good Parents Raise Only Gifted Children! (The Story of Little "Drunk")
(See above–Kid who does NOT belong to a Good Parent, i.e., my kid.)
Good parents must have gifted children. As everyone knows, children of good parents are to be little “mini-me’s” of their brilliant, multi-talented, wildly successful mom and dad. Nothing validates good parents like a gifted child.
The goal is to be sure the child knows, [...]
How Being a Boy Almost Killed Me (If My Parents Had Known, They WOULDA’ Killed Me!)
When I was growing up, I could have died. Real bad. A whole bunch of times. And my parents never knew it until now. (”Hi mom and dad!”)
Oh and don’t feel so smug about your kids. Chances are you won’t find out until 20 years from now about the numb-skulled, death-defying craziness your child is [...]
Ain’t Nothin’ But a Twin Thang! (Sibling Rivalry x10…and what to do about it)
I have an identical twin. His name is Phil. Mine is James (”Jimmy” way back when, Jim now). So there was no cutesy name stuff happening, thank God. No Jimmy and Timmy, Billy Bobby and Bobby Robby, or Skeeter and Peter. One small grace in an otherwise graceless situation.
Many people would say to us [...]
Two Tykes on Trikes Cross Highway on Quest for Quisp and Quake! Parenting and Nutrition
The plan was perfect:
Snatch spare change from around house (steal from mom’s purse if necessary).
Drive tricycles to grocery store which was far away (2 miles).
Purchase Quisp and Quake cereal because mom wouldn’t buy sugary cereals for us.
I was 3-years-old when I hatched this scheme. Admittedly, I did have an accomplice, my identical twin brother Phil [...]
The "Pre-Perfect" Parent
I am 46 and I still battling my middle school nemesis–acne. This keeps me in touch with the whole teen experience and sometimes makes me question God about the unfairness of life (Why God, WHY???). Though I love taking skinventory as much as the next TEENAGE guy…gets a little old at 46.
This added to the [...]
Go Dutch on Parenting?
In a recent article, “Why are Dutch children so happy?” children in the Netherlands were rated #1 in the world in “happiness”, according to UNICEF’s league table for child well-being (United States rated #20 of 21 industrialized nations). And though this may surprise you, they are NOT happy due to the way cool wooden shoes, [...]
Parents: Are You Good TV or Bad TV?
Last week, police officers in Trenton, New Jersey were called to the home of Evelyn DeLeon, after neighbors reported hearing a woman’s persistent cries of “Help me! Help me!” When police officers arrived, they kicked in the door to make the rescue…and found a caged pet cockatoo named Luna who had mastered a very convincing [...]
Parents: You Are What You Click…
It used to be said, “You are what you eat.” Bill Tancer , author of the new book, Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why it Matters. insists that nowadays, “You are what you click.”Tancer leads global research at Hitwise, an online market research company. His job is basically that of [...]
Parents: The Ticking Crocodile Chases Each of Us
Not long ago I was enjoying lunch at a local favorite Mexican restaurant of mine here in Orlando (Tijuana Flats). At the table next to me was a dad in his thirties, sitting with his daughter–a young girl of six or seven. She was wearing a nice blue-flowered dress, had a ribbon in her hair–she [...]
Things Good Parents Do: (#1) Good parents…dress kids in the hottest labels and designer gear (thus avoiding the end of the world as they know it)
The good parent must be sure their child stands out from the nameless, faceless rabble (your kids) with only the best, hottest, most popular brands/ labelled clothing. Abercrombie, Buckle, and Hollister (where “models” work!) and the rest of that ilk. Clothes are not just clothes of the “food, shelter, clothing” level for these folks–they are [...]